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What Had Happened Was: 9/6/17

Colin Kaepernick #7, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers and Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers meet after the NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the two teams at Bank of America Stadium on January 12, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images

Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens both advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Stephens, 24, defeated Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4), returning to the final four of a major for the first time since 2013. The 83rd-ranked American is on a roll these days, winning 13 of her past 15 matches, and she has now reached the semifinals at three consecutive tournaments for the first time in her career. She will now play Williams in the semifinals after the 37-year-old two-time champion defeated the Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2).

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliottis eligible to play in the team’s season opener against the New York Giants on Sunday even though independent arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld the league’s six-game suspension of the second-year back. As a result of a temporary restraining order that was heard on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas, Elliott will be able to play in Week 1 because of the timing of the decision that was handed down.

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On this day in sports history

On Sept. 6, 1990, Washington Wizards guard John Wall was born. Last season, Wall averaged 23.1 points, 10.7 assists and 2 steals per game, all career highs. Wall has ranked in the top 10 for steals per game three times during his career, and only once has he not been in the top 10 for assists per game. The four-time All-Star is known for his behind-the-back move when he drives to the lane through defenders.

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Rhiannon Walker is an associate editor at The Undefeated. She is a drinker of Sassy Cow Creamery chocolate milk, an owner of an extensive Disney VHS collection, and she might have a heart attack if Frank Ocean doesn't drop his second album.